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Call Number: 1987.007
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in one oversize manuscript box
The Coney Island Jockey Club was founded during the late 19th century by Leonard Jerome and William Kissam Vanderbilt. During its early existence the club held horse races at the Propect Park fairgrounds, and in 1880 the club built the Sheepshead Bay Race Track, where its races were held thereafter. The collection spans the period 1889 to 1899 and contains the club’s founding resolution; programs broadsides; and ephemera, such as passes, badges, and tickets from races organized by the club.
Names:
Places:
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Clubs — New York (State) — Kings County
- Horse racing — New York (State) — Kings County
- Sports — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Articles of incorporation.
- Programs (documents)
- Tickets
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Call Number: V1978.024
Extent: 0.03 Linear feet, 7 items in one folder.
The Stereoscope views of Brooklyn collection is comprised of seven black-and-white stereographs documenting the built environment in Brooklyn, as well as several interior views of a home, circa 1865 to 1915. The collection includes two interior views of a home in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood, located at 136 Joralemon Street. Also included is a view of Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights, a view of the statue of Henry Ward Beecher located in Borough Hall Park, a view of a drinking fountain in Prospect Park, an aerial view taken from the top of the 22-story World Building in Brooklyn looking down the Brooklyn Bridge across the East River at the cityscape of Manhattan, and a view looking down the length of the Iron Pier at Coney Island.
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Buildings, structures, etc. — Pictorial works
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) — Pictorial works
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Aerial photographs
- Dwellings — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Exterior views
- Interior views
- Photographs
- Stereographs
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Call Number: V1988.012
Extent: 0.42 Linear feet, in one manuscript box.
The Otto Dreschmeyer Brooklyn slides date from 1965 to 1968 and contain 157 items. The collection is composed entirely of color slides taken by Dreschmeyer in Brooklyn, likely using a Hasselblad camera. Slides dated 1965 document the annual Brooklyn Memorial Day parade. Parade images center around Grand Army Plaza, showing the crowds near the Brooklyn Public Library main branch and Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch, along with parade marchers on Eastern Parkway. Several slides show the John F. Kennedy Memorial at Grand Army Plaza around the time of its unveiling. Slides of the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens are also included.
Later images in the collection feature docks and beach scenes from Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island in Brooklyn, and Rockaway Point in Queens. Coney Island scenes document the boardwalk and associated attractions such as the Cyclone, Wonder Wheel, and Parachute Jump. Views of Coney Island from the ocean, as well as night views and fireworks displays are also included. Lastly, the collection contains views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor from Brooklyn, including the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, South Ferry in Manhattan and the Staten Island Ferry.
Otto Dreschmeyer (1896-1983) was a resident of the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens.
Names:
- Dreschmeyer, Otto
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Staten Island Ferry
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Eastern Parkway (New York, N.Y.)
- Grand Army Plaza (New York, N.Y.)
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
- Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.)
- Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Beaches — New York (State) — New York
- Docks — New York (State) — New York
- Ferries — New York (State) — New York
- Fireworks — New York (State) — New York
- Parades — New York (State) — New York
- Recreation — New York (State) — New York
- Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch (New York, N.Y.)
Types of material:
- Color slides
- Photographs
- Slides (photographs)
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Call Number: V1987.039
Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder.
Five photographs, dated circa 1920s, showing the Luna Park amuseument park in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, as well as trains for Norfolk Southern and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Names:
- Luna Park (New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Amusement parks — New York (State) — Kings County
- Railroad companies — United States
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1992.024
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in one folder
The writings included in this collection were submitted by Daniel J. Kern to the Brooklyn Historical Society over a course of nearly two years. They cover a wide array of topics pertaining to Brooklyn history as experienced and observed through the eyes of Kern. Topics covered include Coney Island; Steeplechase and Luna Parks; the silent movie industry of Brooklyn and some of its stars; ice deliveries from the Knickerbocker Ice Company; Brooklyn’s Trolley Cars; Castle Clinton; various ethnic group interactions; and some Jewish history. Throughout the pieces, Mr. Kern reminisces about businesses and places he knew as a child and compares the Brooklyn of his childhood to the Brooklyn of the early 1980s.
Daniel J. Kern was born and raised in the South Greenfield area of Brooklyn (currently known as the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn). Kerns was born in 1905, and began sending in his remembrances of Brooklyn to the Brooklyn Historical Society in 1986. After moving from Brooklyn to Hendersonville, N.C. in 1978, Kern died on November 2, 1987.
Names:
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Midwood (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Jews — New York (State) — Kings County
- Motion picture industry — New York (State) — Kings County
- Transportation — New York (State) — Kings County
- Trolley cars
Types of material:
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Call Number: V1987.011
Extent: 0.16 Linear feet, 82 items contained in one folder.
The Crown Publishers photographs of Brooklyn is comprised of 82 black-and-white photographic prints that document Brooklyn from the period circa 1920 to 1960. The images where included in When Brooklyn Was the World by Elliot Willensky, originally published by Crown Publishers in 1986. Images of buildings, people, transportation, neighborhoods, public events, recreation, and parks are included in the collection, as are images of Coney Island, and the New York Naval Shipyard (now the Brooklyn Navy Yard), among others.
Crown Publishers is a New York City based publishing company that was established in 1933.
Names:
- Crown Publishers
- New York Naval Shipyard
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Buildings, structures, etc. — Pictorial works
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — History — 20th century
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Social life and customs — 20th century
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Neighborhoods — New York (State) — Kings County
- Street photography — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Photographs
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Call Number: V1992.014
Extent: 0.03 Linear feet, 12 items housed in one folder.
The Photographs and postcard of Villa Joe’s in Coney Island consist of eight color photographic prints taken in 1965, three black-and-white photographic prints dating from 1922 to 1955, and one photographic postcard, circa 1932. The collection documents the history of Villa Joe’s, a family-run Italian restaurant that was located in Coney Island from 1915 to 1975.The photographs show exterior and interior views of the restaurant in 1965, an exterior view of the restaurant in 1955, and two group portraits showing the proprietors, Joseph and Fausta Palescandolo, their three children, and the restaurant staff, in 1922 and again in 1927.
Names:
- Fausta
- Palescandolo, Joseph
- Masaniello (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y)
- Villa Joe’s (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Italian Americans — New York (State) — Kings County
- Restaurants — New York (State) — New York
- Restaurateurs — New York (State) — New York
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Color prints (photographs)
- Exterior views
- Group portraits
- Interior views
- Photographic postcards
- Photographs
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Call Number: V1986.023
Extent: 0.04 Linear feet, in one folder.
The Souvenir of Coney Island, Brighton and Manhattan beaches viewbook was published by the Home Life Publishing Company in 1904. The viewbook consists of 30 pages of black-and-white images of Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and Manhattan Beach which are adjacent oceanfront neighborhoods located on the eastern portion of Brooklyn. Views of Dreamland, Luna Park, the boardwalk and beach at Coney Island, and Surf Avenue are included, among others. The original softcover of the viewbook has been recovered with a hardcover, library binding and the page size is 5 x 7.5. Digital versions of the images from the viewbook are available via the image database located in the library.
Names:
- Home Life Publishing Co.
- Dreamland (New York, N.Y.)
- Luna Park (New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brighton Beach (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Social life and customs
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Amusement parks — Pictorial works
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Manhattan Beach (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Amusement parks — New York (State) — Kings County
- Recreation — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: V1986.026
Extent: 0.03 Linear feet, in one folder.
The Glimpses of the New Coney Island viewbook was published 1904 by Isaac H. Blanchard Company. The viewbook contains 34 pages, with page size measuring 7 x 9, and includes images of attractions, buildings, and structures at Coney Island, group portraits of performers at Coney Island, street scenes of Surf Avenue, beach views, images of hotels at or near Coney Island, and views of Luna Park, Steeplechase Park, and Dreamland, among others. The original softcover has been recovered with a hardcover, library binding and some of the pages are brittle and have separated from the binding. Digital versions of the images from the viewbook are available via the image database located in the library.
Names:
- Isaac H. Blanchard Co
- Dreamland (New York, N.Y.)
- Luna Park (New York, N.Y.)
- Steeplechase Park (New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Buildings, structures, etc. — Pictorial works
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Social life and customs
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Amusement parks — Pictorial works
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Manhattan Beach (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Amusement parks — New York (State) — Kings County — History
- Hotels — New York (State) — Kings County
- Recreation — New York (State) — Kings County
- Street photography — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Exterior views
- Group portraits
- Viewbooks
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Call Number: V1987.022
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in one volume.
One viewbook, dated 1880, with 10 illustrated views of the beach and attractions in Coney Island, Brooklyn and Rockaway, Queens. Images in the viewbook show panoramic views of both Coney Island and Rockaway, as well as hotels and piers. The viewbook was published by George Brunswick.
Names:
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Hotels — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Illustrations (layout features)
- Panoramas
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